Eskom doesn’t yet know how long it will take to return Kriel Power Station Unit 6 to service.
Eskom says Kriel Power Station’s Unit 6 generator will not be offline for long after catching fire in early November.
Eskom’s coal-fired Kriel Power Station in Mpumalanga comprises six units with a combined capacity of 3,000MW. According to Eskom, the outage has reduced capacity by 475MW. “I am somewhat surprised that a burst oil pipe and associated fire would cause such a gaping hole… Looks more like a massive explosion to me,” he said.
“A preliminary investigation revealed that an oil pipe had broken, causing oil to spill on the hot surfaces of the turning, which triggered a fire.” However, Yelland said technicians failed to thoroughly purge oxygen from the generator, resulting in a mixture of air and hydrogen, which ignited and caused a massive explosion.
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